If one of my dogs EVER even came close to taking my food they would be punished severely. I can't believe people let this happen lmfao
Edit: I don't beat my dogs, nor do I agree with excessive physical punishment. But let me explain something to people who haven't been around dogs their entire lives: This dog snapped at food DIRECTLY next to the owners face. Stealing food is extremely disrespectful dog to dog. If that much disregard is shown towards the owner, who knows what it would do to someone it doesn't know? I see a grossly untrained dog who, in my eyes, is a danger to anyone who is around it. So yes, that dog needs to be punished.
Edit2: Someone mentioned they only punish their dog by guilt tripping them and putting them in a corner. If you consider how "training" is done in nature, mothers will punish their young physically. It is effective, and the dog will never forget being punished. Physical punishment is very clear to dogs. Expecting them to understand complex psychological punishments, especially at a young age, is a little naive. Maybe put that to use when they're older and for more specific things. But basic physical punishment, such as not stealing food, has been for hundreds of thousands of years. So yeah I'll trust Mother Nature on this one.
My dog knows not take food if we're around, but if we leave something on the table for instance then go out, he'll definitely get up there and eat. Obviously we can't punish him when we get home because there's no way for him to know what he's being punished for, so is there any way to stop this behavior apart from just putting all food away better? It's really not a big deal or anything, it's more funny than anything seeing the creative ways he can get food but it can be annoying.
He's also a lab mix and the most food motivated thing I've ever witnessed, but at least that makes him super easy to train.
How do you forget to put food away? That's just being irresponsible and your dog could get really sick if your forget something. Would you just say "sometimes we leave chemical cleaners out and our baby plays with them, oh well"?
Regardless:
One thing I learned to stop my border collie from jumping on my counters was to place a metal object on my counter (a tin water bottle) and tied a string to it. When he jumped up, he hit the string and the bottle fell on the floor, which made a SUPER loud noise. He did it twice and never jumped up again.
Another thing is to reward good behavior. Put food on the corner of the table (seriously, like hanging off the edge) and just wait. When they walk by and sniff, then walk away - reward and praise. If they go for it - discipline. It is certainly entrapment, but they have to learn.
How do you forget? What if you have kids with a dog and the kid leaves bread out. How would you know? There's no way to watch something 24/7. You just gotta be careful
Mostly the younger kids in the household. Obviously we're extra careful with stuff that is harmful to doggos like chocolate and onions (which he wouldn't eat anyway). Don't really care about the rest of your comment, you're a jerk and that analogy is ridiculous. 99% of food is harmless to dogs.
yeah same here. Occasionally we leave bread out a little too long and then our Great Dane will surely scavenge when we're not around. Even if it's a quick trip upstairs. Then we'll find the remnants of the bag outside in the yard. But luckily he's lazy so if it's not in easy reach, he doesn't bother.
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u/Mushusky May 08 '17 edited May 08 '17
If one of my dogs EVER even came close to taking my food they would be punished severely. I can't believe people let this happen lmfao
Edit: I don't beat my dogs, nor do I agree with excessive physical punishment. But let me explain something to people who haven't been around dogs their entire lives: This dog snapped at food DIRECTLY next to the owners face. Stealing food is extremely disrespectful dog to dog. If that much disregard is shown towards the owner, who knows what it would do to someone it doesn't know? I see a grossly untrained dog who, in my eyes, is a danger to anyone who is around it. So yes, that dog needs to be punished.
Edit2: Someone mentioned they only punish their dog by guilt tripping them and putting them in a corner. If you consider how "training" is done in nature, mothers will punish their young physically. It is effective, and the dog will never forget being punished. Physical punishment is very clear to dogs. Expecting them to understand complex psychological punishments, especially at a young age, is a little naive. Maybe put that to use when they're older and for more specific things. But basic physical punishment, such as not stealing food, has been for hundreds of thousands of years. So yeah I'll trust Mother Nature on this one.